KR20080055420A - Apparatus and method for playing mp3 files - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for playing MP3 files are provided to control the MP3 files sorted according to feeling modes when playing the MP3 files in order to minimize the time for searching the MP3 files in consideration of human body engineering. An apparatus for playing MP3 files comprises a storing unit(10), a reading unit, a decoding unit, and a voice output unit(40). The storing unit sorts and stores a plurality of MP3 files according to feeling modes. The reading unit reads the MP3 files corresponding to the feeling modes. The decoding unit decodes the read MP3 files. The voice output unit outputs the decoded MP3 files. The storing unit stores at least one image file according to each feeling mode. The reading unit reads the image file corresponding to the feeling mode. The feeling modes include at least dance, disco, rock, techno, blues, cult, acid jazz, and speech.

Description

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1 illustrates an ID3 tag specification (v.1).

2 is a block diagram of an MP3 player applied to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a method of playing an MP3 file according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 illustrates each folder corresponding to at least one emotion mode in a preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

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10: storage unit 20: microcomputer

30: MP3 CODEC 40: Speaker

50: LCD

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for reproducing an MP3 file, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for reproducing an MP3 file which minimizes the time required for searching for an MP3 file by classifying and storing the MP3 file based on human emotion. It is about.

In general, MP3 stands for MPEG Layer 3, which is one of audio parts of MPEG technology. The MP3 is an audio file format made using audio data coding technology and can compress existing data to about one-twelfth without degrading sound quality.

This file size compression technique is indispensable for uploading or downloading audio files via limited transmission lines. Therefore, MP3 player users can use their PC as an audio system with a program that can make their favorite music into MP3 files, create their own albums on the PC, and play MP3 files. The trend is increasing.

By the way, when the user of MP3 player has a lot of MP3 files, in the search of MP3 files, the playlists are displayed in the order of the folder stored on the disk and the MP3 files, and the up / down and prev keys are used. Only a user interface (UI) is provided to move to an MP3 file to be played by using a simple navigation key such as, next, numeric keys, and the like.

Accordingly, since a large number of MP3 files must be searched daily using a simple moving key to search for a desired MP3 file, the search is inconvenient and the search takes a lot of time.

On the other hand, the ID3 tag standard for creating a 128-byte tag in the MP3 file itself and inserting additional information (song title, artist name, album name, production year, genre, etc.) is known (see Fig. 1).

Accordingly, MP3 files are classified based on additional information, and the MP3 files can be searched for desired MP3 files using simple navigation keys within the classified MP3 files. Since the classification criteria of the files are limited to the MP3 file information and do not correspond to the emotions of the user, the MP3 player users have to search for the MP3 files they want to listen to.

Accordingly, the present invention has been created to solve the above problems, by using the additional information inserted into the MP3 file, classify and store the MP3 file according to at least one emotion mode, and at the time of playing the MP3 file An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for reproducing an MP3 file for controlling playback of an MP3 file classified in the emotion mode.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an MP3 file reproducing apparatus includes: storage means for classifying and storing a plurality of MP3 files according to at least one emotion mode; Reading means for reading an MP3 file corresponding to the selected emotion mode from the storage means when a predetermined emotion mode is selected; Decoding means for decoding the read MP3 file; And voice output means for voice outputting the decoded MP3 file.

The storage means further stores at least one image file classified according to each emotion mode, and the reading means further reads an image file corresponding to the selected emotion mode, and outputs the read image file. It may further include an image output means.

The storage means may classify and store the plurality of MP3 files according to at least one emotion mode by using additional information inserted in the MP3 file.

The additional information may be ID3 tag information.

The additional information may be 'genre'.

The emotion mode includes at least one or more of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', the genre corresponding to 'exciting mode', 'dance', 'disco', 'rock', ' may include at least one of techno '.

The emotion mode includes at least one or more of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', the genre corresponding to 'depressed mode', 'blues', 'cult', 'acid jaz', It may include at least one of the 'speech'.

The emotion mode includes at least one or more of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', and genres corresponding to 'moderate mode' include 'classic', 'bass',' soul ',' at least one of ethic '.

In addition, the MP3 file playback method according to another embodiment of the present invention, the first step of monitoring whether a predetermined emotion mode is selected from at least one emotion mode; When a predetermined emotion mode is selected, reading out an MP3 file corresponding to the selected emotion mode from among a plurality of MP3 files classified and stored in each emotion mode; A third step of decoding the read MP3 file; And a fourth step of voice outputting the decoded MP3 file.

The second step may further read an image file corresponding to the selected emotion mode among at least one or more image files classified and stored according to each emotion mode, and the fourth step may include outputting the read image file. It may further include.

The MP3 file may be classified into each emotion mode based on additional information inserted in the MP3 file.

The additional information may be ID3 tag information.

The additional information may be 'genre'.

The emotion mode includes at least one or more of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', the genre corresponding to 'exciting mode', 'dance', 'disco', 'rock', ' may include at least one of techno '.

The emotion mode includes at least one or more of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', the genre corresponding to 'depressed mode', 'blues', 'cult', 'acid jaz', It may include at least one of the 'speech'.

The emotion mode includes at least one or more of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', and genres corresponding to 'moderate mode' include 'classic', 'bass',' soul ',' at least one of ethic '.

With the above configuration and flow, the apparatus and method for reproducing an MP3 file according to the present invention uses the additional information inserted into the MP3 file, classifies and stores the MP3 file according to at least one emotion mode, and stores the MP3 file. Is to control the playback of MP3 files classified in the predetermined emotion mode.

Hereinafter, an MP3 file reproducing apparatus and method will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In addition, in the following description of the present invention will be omitted a detailed description of the known parts.

2 is a block diagram of an MP3 player applied to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In the MP3 (MP3) player applied to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit 10 is selected from the additional information (song title, artist name, album name, production year, genre, etc.) inserted into the MP3 file. Genre 'to classify and store MP3 files according to at least one emotion mode.

For example, the MP3 file corresponding to 'dance', 'dance', 'disco', 'rock', and 'techno' is classified and stored in the folder having the emotion mode 'exciting mode'.

Also, MP3 files corresponding to 'blues', 'cult', 'acid jaz', 'speech', etc. are classified and stored in a folder having an emotional mode of 'depressed mode'.

In addition, the MP3 files corresponding to 'classic', 'bass', 'soul', 'ethic', etc. are classified and stored in the folder having the emotional mode 'the calm mode'.

In addition, the storage unit 10 may further store an image file or animation file corresponding to the emotion mode in each folder corresponding to at least one emotion mode.

In addition, in the MP3 player applied to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the microcomputer 20, when the user inputs a key for selecting a predetermined emotion mode from at least one emotion mode, each emotion The MP3 file corresponding to the mode is read out from the storage unit 10 based on the position (address) stored in the storage unit 10, and then the MP3 codec (MP3 CODEC): MP3 COder-DECoder) (30).

The MP3 CODEC 30 decompresses the MP3 file transmitted from the microcomputer 20 to restore the original digital audio data, and the speaker 40 converts the restored digital audio data into an analog audio signal and then generates a voice. Output

In addition, the microcomputer 20 stores an image file (or animation file) corresponding to each emotion mode based on a location stored in the storage unit 10, that is, an image stored in a folder of an emotion mode selected by the user. After reading the file or the animation file from the storage unit 10 and controls to output the image through the LCD (50).

3 is a flowchart of a method of playing an MP3 file according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 illustrates each folder corresponding to at least one emotion mode in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the operation of the apparatus for reproducing an MP3 file configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, when the user of the MP3 player selects the emotion mode as 'depressed mode' through key input (YES in S301), when there are MP3 files classified in the selected emotion mode (YES in S302), the microcomputer ( 20) MP3 files in the folder in which the emotion mode is' depressed mode 'from the storage unit 10, that is,' depressed letter.mp3 ',' secret.mp3 ',' thinking of you.mp3 ',' obsession.mp3 ',' The emergency room. Mp3 'and the like are collectively loaded (see FIG. 4).

Subsequently, the MP3 codec 30 restores the original digital audio data through a decoding process of decompressing the MP3 file loaded by the microcomputer 20 (S303).

In addition, when the image file (or animation file) classified in the emotion mode selected by the user exists (Yes in S304), the microcomputer 20 has a 'depressed mode' from the storage unit 10. The image file (or animation file) in the in folder is loaded (S305).

On the other hand, the MP3 file restored by the MP3 CODEC 30 is converted into an analog audio signal by the speaker 40, and then is sequentially outputted to the audio. The MP3 file is loaded by the microcomputer 20 while the MP3 file is outputted to the audio. The image file (or animation file) is output as an image through the LCD 50 (S306).

Unlike the above-described example, when the user of the MP3 player selects the emotion mode as' exciting mode 'through key input, the MP3 file that is output through the speaker 40 is' airplane.mp3' and 'barefoot youth 'mp3', 'don't know why.mp3', 'crazy.mp3', 'better.mp3', etc., and the image file (animation file) outputted through the LCD 50 has an emotional mode of 'exciting mode' Corresponds to the video corresponding to '.

In this way, the MP3 player user can listen to the MP3 file corresponding to his or her current emotional state or the emotional state of his or her desire without having to search and select it repeatedly.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, which are merely exemplary, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains should not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be apparent that various modifications, changes and equivalent other embodiments are possible without departing. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, the apparatus and method for reproducing an MP3 file according to the present invention uses the additional information inserted into the MP3 file to classify and store the MP3 file according to at least one emotion mode, and to reproduce the MP3 file according to at least one emotion mode. By controlling to play MP3 files classified in the emotion mode of the, there is a very useful effect to minimize the time required to search MP3 files in consideration of ergonomics.

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Storage means for classifying and storing the plurality of MP3 files according to at least one emotion mode; Reading means for reading an MP3 file corresponding to the selected emotion mode from the storage means when a predetermined emotion mode is selected; Decoding means for decoding the read MP3 file; And And an audio output means for audio outputting the decoded MP3 file. The method of claim 1, The storage means further stores at least one image file classified according to each emotion mode, The reading means further reads out an image file corresponding to the selected emotion mode, And an image output means for outputting an image of the read image file. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the storage means, And classifying and storing the plurality of MP3 files according to at least one emotion mode by using additional information inserted in the MP3 file. The method of claim 3, wherein And the additional information is ID3 tag information. The method of claim 3, wherein And the additional information is a 'genre'. The method of claim 5, The emotion mode includes at least one of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', The genre corresponding to 'exciting mode', MP3 file playback device comprising at least one of 'dance', 'disco', 'rock', 'techno'. The method of claim 5, The emotion mode includes at least one of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', The genre corresponding to the 'depressed mode', MP3 file playback device comprising at least one of 'blues', 'cult', 'acid jaz', 'speech'. The method of claim 5, The emotion mode includes at least one of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', The genre corresponding to the "quiet mode" includes at least one of 'classic', 'bass', 'soul', and 'ethic'. A first step of monitoring whether a predetermined emotion mode is selected among at least one emotion mode; When a predetermined emotion mode is selected, reading out an MP3 file corresponding to the selected emotion mode from among a plurality of MP3 files classified and stored in each emotion mode; A third step of decoding the read MP3 file; And And a fourth step of voice outputting the decoded MP3 file. The method of claim 9, In the second step, among the at least one or more image files classified and stored according to each emotion mode, an image file corresponding to the selected emotion mode is further read out, The fourth step may further include outputting the read image file as an image. The method according to claim 9 or 10, And the MP3 file is classified into each emotion mode based on additional information inserted into the MP3 file. The method of claim 11, And the additional information is ID3 tag information. The method of claim 11, The additional information is a genre. The method of claim 13, The emotion mode includes at least one of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', The genre corresponding to 'exciting mode', MP3 file playback method characterized in that it comprises at least one of 'dance', 'disco', 'rock', 'techno'. The method of claim 13, The emotion mode includes at least one of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', The genre corresponding to the "depressed mode", MP3 file playback method characterized in that it comprises at least one of 'blues', 'cult', 'acid jaz', 'speech'. The method of claim 13, The emotion mode includes at least one of 'exciting mode', 'depressed mode', 'moderate mode', The genre corresponding to the "quiet mode" includes at least one of 'classic', 'bass', 'soul', and 'ethic'.

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